International Professional Racquetball Organization (IPRO)

• The AmPRO-IPRO program has hosted 17 courses throughout the USA and abroad in 2009. Five more courses are on the calendar until the end of the year.
• The National Masters hosted their July tournament at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Their next endeavor will be a doubles only event in November in Concord, CA, followed by a March, 2010 event in Tucson, AZ.
• The IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships was held in Albuquerque,New Mexico in September. Thirteen countries were represented including American Samoa and Mauritius.
• The International Racquetball Tour has implemented its own Streaming Program; IRT Television, which can be accessed for most of its events.The WPRO kicked off its season with a successful event in Arlington, Texas.
• The 'World Games', an Olympic style festival for non-Olympic sports, was held in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei the latter part of July. Twenty-six sports were part of the program, including Racquetball and Squash. Both were held simultaneously at the same venue. Ten designated officials for racquetball were flown in by the International Racquetball Federation. This marked the first time that all matches in an international tournament were officiated by non-playing participants. DVDs from the event are available through the IRF website.
• The Pan American Racquetball Organization (PASO) hosted a Level II-III Coaching Course for selected individuals in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico during the first part of August. Individuals from each of the Pan Am countries qualified to participate through PASO. More than thirty individuals came from 16 countries. Surprisingly, students from the sports of Squash, Table Tennis, and Fronton participated in the event.
• The IRF Junior World Championships will be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, December 15-20, 2009. Over 200 athletes representing 15 countries are expected.The USA team is the current champ.
• The 2010 World Senior Doubles will be hosted by the Village of Dun a Ri (Kingscourt), Republic of Ireland. The dates are June 9-12, 2010.
• The upcoming US Open will likely be the last one in Memphis. The same is for the US National Singles in Houston in May of 2010. Stay tuned for new sites.

The International Professional Racquetball Organisation (IPRO) is the certification arm of the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).

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Mission

The mission of IPRO is to promote racquetball certification and to provide leadership by developing and coordinating services and programs designed to meet the needs of the International racquetball community as a fun, exhilarating and healthy activity.